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Forensic Medicine Lab
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The lab uses medicine and the natural sciences to investigate causes of death and help keep society safe.
AboutAbout the lab
Forensic medicine that protects the safety of living people in society
The Forensic Medicine Lab studies medical issues related to the law, based on medicine and the natural sciences.
The lab believes that forensic medicine does not deal only with death, but also protects the safety of the society in which living people live.
In collaboration with the forensic medicine departments of Chiba University and International University of Health and Welfare, the lab carries out casework, research, and education across a wide range of forensic medicine through the exchange of personnel.
The graduate school recruits students, not only physicians, who want to work on themes such as forensic toxicology, forensic genetics, forensic odontology, and forensic anthropology.
Key terms
- Forensic medicine
- A field of medicine that, based on medicine and the natural sciences, investigates legal issues such as determining the cause of death and establishing identity.
- Clinical forensic medicine
- A field that examines living people to determine whether they have been victims of violence or other harm. Information from death cases is also used to prevent accidents.
- Mass spectrometry
- A method that separates a substance into its components and measures their mass to determine what it contains and in what amounts. It is used to detect drugs.
NewsLab news
A paper by Project Assistant Professor Kobayashi and colleagues was published in International Journal of Legal Medicine
A paper by Assistant Professor Namiki and colleagues was published in Int J Legal Med
A technical specialist was commended by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) for meritorious service in medical education and related work
A paper by Project Assistant Professor Yamaguchi and colleagues was published in Journal of Forensic Sciences
A paper by Project Assistant Professor Kobayashi and colleagues was published in Radiology Case Reports
ResearchResearch themes
The lab conducts multifaceted research in fields such as forensic pathology, clinical forensic medicine, forensic toxicology, forensic odontology, forensic genetics, and forensic imaging. In the graduate school, students, not only physicians, can research a variety of fields of forensic medicine.
*Illustrative imageForensic pathology for accurately diagnosing the cause of death
Aiming to make the diagnosis of the cause of death more accurate, the lab studies methods of examining blood vessels that are difficult to remove at autopsy, using endoscopy or CT angiography.
*Illustrative imageClinical forensic medicine and preventing child deaths
In cooperation with clinical departments, the lab examines people who may have been victims of harm and makes determinations about their cases. It also works with pediatricians to collect and analyze cases of child death, and studies how to use the findings for prevention.
*Illustrative imageForensic toxicology for detecting drugs
The lab studies methods for detecting substances such as designer drugs using mass spectrometers, and how drugs redistribute within the body after death. Together with several universities, it is also working on building a system to standardize testing accuracy across Japan.
*Illustrative imageForensic odontology: investigating from teeth
The lab studies methods of performing drug analysis, age estimation, and DNA testing from a single tooth.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Forensic Medicine Lab consist of faculty, technical staff, academic specialist staff, doctoral students, international research students, and visiting researchers.As of 2026
- ProfessorYohsuke MakinoPublications ↗
- Associate ProfessorSuguru TorimitsuPublications ↗
- Assistant ProfessorTsuneya ShigekiPublications ↗
- Assistant ProfessorShuuji NamikiPublications ↗
- Project Assistant ProfessorGo Inokuchi
- Project Assistant ProfessorAyumi Motomura
- Project Assistant ProfessorFumiko Chiba
- Project Assistant ProfessorRutsuko Yamaguchi
- Project Assistant ProfessorTomoya Kobayashi
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Lachine Hospital CT Scanner” Ptrump16 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Forensic pathology for accurately diagnosing the cause of death: “Autopsy Room at Indiana Medical History Museum” Huw Williams (Huwmanbeing) / Public domain (cropped)
- Clinical forensic medicine and preventing child deaths: “Doctor examines pediatric patient” Bill Branson (Photographer) / Public domain (cropped)
- Forensic toxicology for detecting drugs: “Agilent LC-MS” Nick Birse / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Forensic odontology: investigating from teeth: “Basic panoramic radiograph” w: Coronation Dental Specialty Group / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
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